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Baby name

Gail

Girl

Origin of the name

Gail is a short form of Abigail.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1951, with 9,886 births and the No. 36 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 8360. 42% of all babies named Gail since 1880 were born in the 1950s.
201,746births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 36rank at its peak, in 1951

Where babies named Gail are born

1951

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The darker the blue, the more common Gail is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Gail is most common in Rhode Island (2.7 times), Massachusetts (2.2) and Hawaii (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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